GRtak
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Why are you apologising for Jetsetter?
We like your insanity Necro.
We like your insanity Necro.
Why are you apologising for Jetsetter?
We like your insanity Necro.
I know - every nation has its nutcases. Some have a larger percentage than others and some are even governed by nutters, but they exist everywhere. The good thing is that there's also good people everywhere.As an American, I apologize for this type of thing. We're not all like this.
Except a Congressional hearing does absolutely nothing to accomplish that goal. King is smart enough to know that. Like nomix said ...However, he is worried that Al Qaeda, a Muslim extremist/terrorist group, might be recruiting young Muslim Americans (its not like they're about to try and recruit Jews, afterall) and he wants to look into that possibility and, if it turns out to be true, eliminate this threat.
That's the whole point of this. Just like McCarthy. The hypocritical prick wants a Muslim "witch hunt" to get some name recognition and ensure his seat. Not a bad strategy when a 1/3 of Americans think American Muslims are "sympathetic to Al Qaeda."What's really going to stick, though, is a US Senator on television saying "muslim" and "terrorist" in the same sentence time and time again. It'll stick like dried spaghetti on the dirty dishes.
I think that McCarthy, just like King, knew exactly what he was doing. McCarthy knew he was waving blank paper around claiming it was a list of names. He was just a scumbag attention whore.McCarthy was a fucking arse that didn't have the intellectual capasity to even understand the difference between a Soviet spy and a person with ideological differences.
Anyone smart enough to realize that King is full of it is smart enough not to make generalizations about the US from King's actions.No no, not for him. For this whole scenario.
That may be but you have to admit that he does have a point. I doubt that anyone is going to argue that there is no way that Al Qaeda is not trying to recruit Muslim Americans.That's the whole point of this. Just like McCarthy. The hypocritical prick wants a Muslim "witch hunt" to get some name recognition and ensure his seat. Not a bad strategy when a 1/3 of Americans think American Muslims are "sympathetic to Al Qaeda."
Sure. And my point is that this hearing does absolutely nothing to curb that. In fact if there is recruiting going on, this will only help their cause. Did he even come up with any "proof" of that recruiting?That may be but you have to admit that he does have a point. I doubt that anyone is going to argue that there is no way that Al Qaeda is not trying to recruit Muslim Americans.
It's what most security forces around the world would think of as an obvious undercover operation. You go in, see what people are saying, and don't break cover. You don't beat your chest and call witnesses for a hearing. That's idiotic.Except a Congressional hearing does absolutely nothing to accomplish that goal. King is smart enough to know that. Like nomix said ...
Yeah.That's the whole point of this. Just like McCarthy. The hypocritical prick wants a Muslim "witch hunt" to get some name recognition and ensure his seat. Not a bad strategy when a 1/3 of Americans think American Muslims are "sympathetic to Al Qaeda."
I was just commenting on his intellectual abilities. McCarthy was to dumb to know the difference between a maoist and a stalinist.I think that McCarthy, just like King, knew exactly what he was doing. McCarthy knew he was waving blank paper around claiming it was a list of names. He was just a scumbag attention whore.
Yeah.Anyone smart enough to realize that King is full of it is smart enough not to make generalizations about the US from King's actions.
You have to admit it's still a fucking stupid idea. He doesn't have a point, he wants a witch hunt, and he wants votes. This is simple, populistic crap that won't achieve any positive accomplishments with regards to US security at all.That may be but you have to admit that he does have a point. I doubt that anyone is going to argue that there is no way that Al Qaeda is not trying to recruit Muslim Americans.
The provisional IRA never targeted civilians? Oh, and they only ever targeted the closest US ally on earth, historicly speaking.
The nice thing about the US is all this wilderness we still have. So the nut jobs are free to come here and build compounds out in the middle of nowhere, leave the rest of us alone, arm themselves to the teeth, not pay taxes for a decade, then the US Marshals and FBI show up and ... shit.That's what tolerance really means, right? Accepting and welcoming radicals from the WHOLE spectrum...